Cristiano Ronaldo Will Always Be Adored More In Manchester Than Madrid

United fans of any generation saw things you people wouldn't believe. The counter-attack versus Bolton, the free-kick against Portsmouth, the Exocet away at Porto, the destruction of Arsenal... Cristiano Ronaldo was the best since Best.
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Copenhagen Cool

Neither tall enough or blond enough enough to ever live in Copenhagen, it remains one of my favorite cities in the world. Easy to get to, I will jump at any excuse to get on a plane for a dose of the Danish - after all, these are the people that invented Joe & The Juice, absolute genius.
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'Race' and Adoption Crusades in 21st Century Britain

The 'race' and adoption reforms put forward by Michael Gove, secretary of state for education, in England are undoubtedly an ideological crusade - not unlike the ideology around the elimination of religion in the former Soviet Union.
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F1's Testing Times

I'm at 36,000 ft and on the way home after the first F1 test of the 2013 season in Jerez, Spain. The tests are a crucial part of the year, giving the teams the chance to iron out all the technical issues that may befall their cars before the season starts in Melbourne in mid-March.
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Ten Romantic Ideas for Any Day of the Year... Except Valentine's

Apparently every single one of us wakes up on 14 February with nothing on our minds but roses and hearts and kittens and chocolate and strangely inflammable looking lingerie. Well here's a handy Valentine's Day tip: 'if it's supposed to be romantic, it probably isn't'.
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Lent: Ten Ways to Break Bad Habits

If you've been promising yourself that you're going to ditch a bad habit for a while but have never quite got around to doing so, it could be time to take the plunge. To help ensure your success and make the process a little less painless, check out these ten ways to break bad habits.
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Under the Needle, but Above Suspicion?

A prevailing topic is the suppositional death of the 'old fashioned full-blooded tackle', yet the one thing football discussion hasn't tackled itself is the continuing existence of one of football's other old-time traditions: doping.
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Speaking Up for the Interpreters of Afghanistan

After the pull out of Iraq, the British gave - en masse - asylum to the interpreters that had helped us in that conflict, but the 'terps in Afghanistan are going to have to apply for the same asylum on a 'case-by-case' basis.
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Like It or Lump It: Brace Yourselves for Queen Camilla

Pish to all this babble about Prince Charles abdicating from the job that he's been groomed for since the day he was born; and double-pish to this cant that Camilla will one day just be his "Princess Consort". She will be his equal. She will be The Queen.
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If Cross-Examining Adults in Sex Abuse Trials Can Contribute to Suicide - What's the Effect on Children?

If this 48 year old renowned and successful violinist supposedly found cross-examination too much - how are younger children supposed to cope? If perpetrators are to be prevented from getting away with such crimes for such extended periods, we need a legal system that offers children a fair chance in court.
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A Safer Future Is Within Our Grasp - We Will Not Rest Until We Have Secured It

On average a man, women or child dies every minute as a result of armed violence.Two thirds die in countries that are not officially in conflict. Violence fuelled by illegal arms diverts resources away from schools, healthcare and critical infrastructure. It undermines sustainable development, eats away at stability and robs millions of their future.
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Valentine's Day Is a Relationships Early Warning System

In a marriage or a long term relationship it is not always as easy to just up and leave a relationship, there are usually other factors that mean you stay in the relationship and end up overlooking the fact you are missing out on the romance of Valentine's day.
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Saying 'Neigh' to Meat Should Go Beyond Horses

Shock and outrage continue to grow, as every day seems to bring revelations of horsemeat being discovered in a new food product. And rightly so: Horses are smart, sensitive animals who deserve far better than to meet their end with a bolt gun.
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Beckham's Bum: Satisfaction or Disappointment?

Unlike in those eye-poppingly photoshopped Armani ads, the emphasis in this ad commodifying the world's most famous male body seems to be not on his basket but his on his butt. And what a hungry butt it appears to be.
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Is Mid Staffs a Symptom of a Wider Problem in the NHS?

The Mid Staffs Public Inquiry report was published last week. It described "appalling care" that flourished because managers "put corporate self-interest and cost control ahead of patients and their safety". Patients were "let down" by a "lack of care, compassion, humanity and leadership".
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Let's Talk: Straight Talk on Gay Marriage

Gays are raising kids, straights are raising kids. Gays are marrying, straights are marrying. Could this be an "amazing moment" when the gay and straight family and marriage agendas converge? Is such a coalition even possible?
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The £6billion Finance Gap

There's a £6billion hole in our financial system. There are over eight million people, businesses and social enterprises that don't qualify for bank finance, but who need credit. That's according to new research just release by the CDFA.
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Personal Branding Lessons From The Pope

This week, the shock resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has filled the headlines. The decision has not only surprised his faithful followers but also governments, such was the secret so tightly kept. The first pontiff to step aside since 1415, Pope Benedict attributes the decision to...
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Winston Churchill's Verse Heads to Auction

A rare poem by Winston Churchill will be up for auction this spring. It should come as no surprise that the Nobel Prize winning author of History of the English Speaking Peoples was, at least, a passable poet.
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Horse Meat Scandal Highlights a Murky Trade in Farm Animals

We should perhaps be grateful that the scandal has, indirectly at least, shone a light on a murky, cross border trade in live horses that is as complex as it is secretive. Unknown to most, as many as 65,000 live horses are trucked around Europe each year to feed demand for a meat.
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Anything Could Happen: Ellie Goulding Lights Up LACMA

As with most things in our current age, it began with a tweet: "If you're in LA and on your lunch break near LACMA I definitely won't be there doing some songs around 2pm..." hinted the cheeky songstress.
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National Inventor's Day

Thirty years ago on Monday, President Reagan made Thomas Edison's birthday 'National Inventor's Day' in the USA. One day I believe it will be consumers who are the inventors. Consumers who are dissatisfied or frustrated by brands will directly influence what Nike, Proctor and Gamble and others develop.
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Enter the Mars Generation

It is highly likely that the generation that will first step foot on Mars is already with us. Assuming these individuals are still of school age today, "The Mars Generation" will have a much different perspective of the world than previous generations.
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